Verb Tense – Perfect Progressive Tenses
Summary
The content delves into the nuances of perfect progressive tenses, highlighting their rarity, formation, and specific usage in the context of the GMAT exam.
- Present perfect progressive tense is more common than past or future perfect progressive tenses, formed by 'has/have' + 'been' + present participle.
- This tense emphasizes ongoing activity that started in the past and continues to the present, often conveying a sense of prolonged action.
- Different tenses convey different connotations, from simple actions to ongoing or completed activities with present relevance.
- Past perfect progressive tense might appear on the GMAT in rare instances, while future perfect progressive is extremely unlikely to be encountered.
- Present perfect progressive is used for actions continuing up to the present, but not for states of being, which use the present perfect tense.
Chapters
00:02
Introduction to Perfect Progressive Tenses
00:23
Formation and Usage of Present Perfect Progressive
01:03
Connotations and Comparisons of Tenses
03:09
Rarity of Past and Future Perfect Progressive
03:37
Application to Actions vs. States of Being
